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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 79.2 score against 75.8. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is newer and a little bit lighter, but also just a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2220 resolution.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more internal memory. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a camera that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) one, and although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a smaller diafragm aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a 16 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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